Is there a role for β-blockade in septic shock?

JAMA

Volumn 310, Issue 16, 2013, Pages 1677-1678

  Pinsky, Michael R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ESMOLOL; HYPERTENSIVE FACTOR; PLACEBO;

ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG EFFECT; EDITORIAL; HEART FUNCTION; HEART INDEX; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE STROKE WORK; HEART MUSCLE METABOLISM; HEART MUSCLE NECROSIS; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; LENGTH OF STAY; METABOLIC RATE; ORGAN PERFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SEPTIC SHOCK; STROKE WORK INDEX;

EID: 84886243289     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2013.278478     Document Type: Editorial

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